JDBoogie

Anyone useing the auto wash system.. If so, is there a wax that is recomended to be used with it?

NSXNEXT

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I used the dionized water rinse to do a final rinse but I didn't waste time with the soap part. Nothing a good 100% cottom mitt and a 5 gallon bucket of warm soapy water can't fix.

JDBoogie

A friend of mine used the auto wash on his Jetta and said it did a pretty good job but he thinks it stripped off all of his wax.. Wax tends to make water bead up but this system makes water sheet away, thus leaving minimal water spots. Is there a wax that is compatable with this system?

Hawhyen51

One would think most car wash soaps/shampoos shouldn't strip the wax and I don't think this one does. After some research, I found this:
Funny, you should mention beading and sheeting as an indication of wax/no wax. You should read post #4 of this thread. The discussion is about durability and those two terms are mentioned. BTW, I've never used it, I usually hand wash my vehicles.

VB87

Wax can either bead or sheet water off. This system will want to sheet off water so there is less water spots like you mentioned. Another way to do this without using the Mr.Clean product is to use high amount of flowing water under low pressure. Just take the hose without an end and let the water flow out on its own to rinse the entire car. If a car has been waxed, it should sheet off early 90% of the water.

jwclements1

the mr clean soap definately gives you the impression that your wax is gone. I used a normal car wash soap after flushing out the mr clean stuff and while the drying process doesn't work quite as well, I still like it.

rollinm

I was looking for a better/alternative to the mr clean car wash.

Has anyone used this product? http://crspotless.com/

Seems to get good reviews from some detailers on other forums. Think it works out to like 2 or $3 per wash.

RJANACONDA

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I use it but instead of doing extacly like you supposed to i spray the soap into a bucket and do it by hand and then i use mguires gold class for wax just my

SakiGT

Whoops. Just found this.

I used to LOVE this system...until I went to wax the car. It leaves an oily reside that you only notice when you try to wax.

I suggest using it all the time, but switching to a normal soap before you wax your car. I stopped using the system all together I was my car almost weekly so Ive got it down to washing and drying in less than 15 minutes.